linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] drm/vmwgfx: correct fb_fix_screeninfo.line

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Message-ID: <CAF4BF-TiHkaaOejH6p1QnnepfOxmvirds3vQD2YdXih_6kkUpQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 30 Jun 2014 08:49:40 -0400
From:	Christopher Friedt <chrisfriedt@...il.com>
To:	Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@...are.com>
Cc:	dri-devel <dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Dave Airlie <airlied@...il.com>,
	linux-graphics-maintainer@...are.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] drm/vmwgfx: correct fb_fix_screeninfo.line_length

On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 8:39 AM, Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@...are.com> wrote:
> xf86-video-vmware in kms mode uses the kernel driver to set these registers.
> FWIW, the modesetting part of the kernel driver uses SVGA_REG_PITCHLOCK
> instead of
> SVGA_REG_BYTES_PER_LINE to set the pitch. That's probably where the
> clash happens.

That sounds a bit more accurate. Should kms and fbdev be setting both
registers then?
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